INVITATION

TO AN ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS

OF THE SOCIETE ANONYME UNDER THE NAME

“PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.”

General Electronic Commercial Registry No 786301000

 

 

Pursuant to Codified Law (C.L.) 2190/1920, as amended and in force, the PPC S.A. Articles of Incorporation in force and following the Resolution no 47/15.5.2018 of the Board of Directors, the Shareholders of the Company under the name “PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.” and with distinctive title “PPC S.A.” are hereby invited to the 16^th Annual Ordinary General Meeting to be held in Athens, at the Hotel “Athenaeum Intercontinental” (89-93 Syngrou Avenue, GR 11745), on June 7^th, 2018, day of the week Thursday, at 11.00 a.m., to discuss and decide on the following items on the agenda:

 

ITEM ONE: Approval of PPC S.A. Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 16^th fiscal year (from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017), as well as approval of the Unbundled Financial Statements pursuant to article 141 of Law 4001/2011 and to the applicable article 30 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

ITEM TWO: No distribution of dividends for the fiscal year starting on 01.01.2017 and ending on 31.12.2017.

 

ITEM THREE: Release of the members of the Board of Directors and of the certified auditors-accountants from any responsibility for compensation concerning the fiscal year from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017, pursuant to article 35 of C.L. 2190/1920.

 

ITEM FOUR: Approval of the gross remuneration and compensation paid to the Members of the Board of Directors of the Company for the fiscal year from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 and pre-approval of the gross remuneration and compensation to be paid for the fiscal year from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018.

 

ITEM FIVE: Election of Chief Executive Officer.

 

ITEM SIX: Appointment of certified auditors for the fiscal year from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018, pursuant to the applicable article 29 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

 

ITEM SEVEN: Information to Shareholders on the activities of the Audit Committee of the Company.

 

ITEM EIGHT: Announcement of the election of Board Members – Confirmation and determination henceforth of their Capacity as Independent Members of the Board of Directors.

 

ITEM NINE: Election of a new Member or Members to the Audit Committee of the Company.

 

 

TEM TEN:  Approval of the extension of the validity period of the EGM Resolution dated 7.12.2015 concerning the approval of volume discounts on the approved High Voltage tariffs for the period 2016-2017, until 28.2.2018.

 

ITEM ELEVEN: Announcements and other issues.

 

PARTICIPATION RIGHT IN THE GENERAL MEETING

 

In this Ordinary General Meeting (OGM), the Shareholders with right to participate and vote are those, who will be registered at the beginning of June  2^nd, 2018, day of the week Saturday, that is the (5^th) day prior to the OGM date (Record Date), in PPC S.A. Shareholders' registry, which is electronically kept at the Company “Hellenic Central Securities Depository S.A.” (ATHEXCSD), without share blocking required. Every ordinary share has the right of one vote. Shareholders' capacity is evidenced by providing a pertinent written certification by the above mentioned institution, or alternatively, via direct online connection of the Company with the registry of the latter. Shareholders' capacity must be effective at the beginning of June 2^nd, 2018, day of the week Saturday (Record Date) and the pertinent written certification or the electronic verification with respect to the Shareholders' capacity must be received by the Company the latest until June 4^th, 2018, day of the week Monday, that is, the (3^rd) day prior to the OGM date. As regards the Company, participation and voting right at the OGM is attributed only to those having the shareholder's capacity on the aforementioned Record Date. In case of non compliance with the provisions of article 28a of C.L. 2190/1920, as in force, such shareholders may participate in the OGM only following permission of the latter.   

 

PROCEDURE FOR THE EXERCISE OF VOTING RIGHT BY PROXY

 The Shareholders who wish to participate in the Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) by proxy/ies representative/es, must send the pertinent proxy holder authorisation form (Power of Attorney), which is available on the Company's website www.dei.com, to the Company's Corporate Announcements and Shareholders Services Unit (30, Chalkokondyli Street, Athens, GR-104 32,          5^th floor, office 511), no later than June 4^th, 2018, day of the week Monday, that is the (3^rd) day prior to the date of the General Meeting.

 

Each shareholder may appoint up to three (3) proxy holders/representatives. However, if a shareholder holds shares of the company appearing in more than one securities account, the above limitation shall not prevent such shareholder from appointing separate proxy holders/representatives for the companies appearing in each securities account, as regards the General Meeting.

A proxy holder/representative acting on behalf of several shareholders may cast votes differently for each shareholder. The proxy holder/representative is obliged to disclose to the Company, before the commencement of the General Meeting, any fact which might be useful to the shareholders in assessing whether the proxy holder/representative might pursue interests other than the interest of the represented shareholder. A conflict of interest within this context may in particular arise where the proxy holder/representative: 

a) is a controlling shareholder of the Company, or is another entity controlled by such shareholder;

b) is a member of the Board of Directors or the management of the Company, or of a controlling shareholder or an entity controlled by such shareholder;

c) is an employee or an auditor of the Company, or of a controlling shareholder or an entity controlled by such shareholder; 

d) is a spouse or close relative (of 1^st degree) with a natural person referred to in the above items a) to c). 

 

The appointment and the revocation of appointment of a shareholder's proxy holder/representative shall be made in writing and shall be notified to the Company at least three (3) days prior to the date of the General Meeting. 

 

The shareholders are requested to ensure the successful dispatch of the proxy holder authorisation form (power of attorney) and receipt thereof by the Company, by calling to the following numbers: +30 210 5230951,                  +30 210 5293207, +30 210 5293245.

 

In order to attend the General Meeting any shareholder/representative shall present an ID card. In case that the shareholder is a legal entity and has not appointed in accordance with the aforementioned procedure a proxy holder/s-representative/s, then the legal representative of such shareholder shall also present his/her legalization documents, in order to attend the General Meeting.

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' MINORITY RIGHTS 

 

With respect to the aforementioned OGM, the Shareholders have also the following rights, which can be exercised within the following deadlines per right:

(a) Shareholders representing at least one twentieth (1/20) of the paid-up share capital may request from the Board of Directors to include in the Annual General Meeting's Agenda additional items, provided that the relevant request is communicated to the Board of Directors at least fifteen (15) days prior to the OGM. The said request must be accompanied by a written justification or a draft resolution for approval by the OGM.

(b) Shareholders representing at least one twentieth (1/20) of the paid-up share capital may request from the Board of Directors to upload to the Company's website (www.dei.gr), at least six (6) days prior to the OGM date, draft resolutions for the items included in the initial or revised OGM agenda, provided that the relevant request is communicated to the Board of Directors at least seven (7) days prior to the OGM date. 

(c) Following a request of shareholders communicated to the Company at least five (5) full days prior to OGM date, the Board of Directors must provide to the OGM the requested specific information with respect to Company's business, to the extent that these are useful for the actual assessment of the items on the agenda.

(d) Following a request of shareholders representing one fifth (1/5) of the paid-up share capital, communicated to the Board of Directors at least five (5) full days prior to the OGM date, the Board of Directors must provide the OGM with information about the course of the Company's affairs and its financial situation.

 AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

 

The present Invitation to the Shareholders, the proxy holder authorisation form (power of attorney), the total number of shares and voting rights existing on the date of the present Invitation, the documents to be submitted to the OGM, as well as any draft resolution for any proposed agenda item or any comment of the Board of Directors on any agenda item, if no resolution has been submitted for approval, and any draft resolution proposed by the Shareholders, are or will be available, pursuant to the law and the Company's Articles of Incorporation, on the Company's website www.dei.com, right after their notification to the Company.

 The full text of the documents to be submitted to the OGM, as well as of the draft resolutions and of any documents provided for in article 27, par. 3, cases c) and d) of C.L. 2190/1920, as in force, will be available in hard copy at the Company's headquarters in Athens (30, Chalkokondyli str., Athens, GR-104 32).

In case a quorum has not been reached on the date set forth herein above, the Shareholders are again invited, in accordance with article 29 par. 2 of            C.L. 2190/1920, as in force, to a Repeat Ordinary General Meeting, at the Hotel “Athenaeum Intercontinental” (89-93 Syngrou Avenue, GR 11745), on June 19^th, 2018, day of the week Tuesday, at 11.00 a.m., with same as above Agenda.

In such Repeat General Meeting, the Shareholders with right to participate and vote are those who will be registered at the beginning of June 15^th, 2018, day of the week Friday, that is the (4^th) day prior to the OGM date (Record Date of repeat general meetings) with PPC S.A. Shareholders' registry, which is electronically kept at the company “ATHEXCSD”, without share blocking required. The pertinent written certification or the online verification with respect to the shareholders' capacity must be submitted to the Company no later than June 16^th, 2018, day of the week Saturday, that is the (3^rd) day prior to the repeat Ordinary General Meeting date.

 

 

Athens, May 15, 2018

The Board of Directors